Sri Lankan cricketer Kusal Mendis who was arrested by Police this morning over a fatal accident will be produced before a magistrate tomorrow (06).
Kusal Mendis will be kept in Panadura Police tonight.
A 64 year- old cyclist died after being hit by the vehicle driven by Mendis near the 13th KM post in the Horethuduwa area in Panadura today.
Preliminary investigations reveal the accident had occurred when Mendis, along with others including fellow cricketer Avishka Fernando, was returning home after attending the wedding of an employee of the Sri lanka Cricket Board.
The cricketer is said to have fallen asleep on the wheel at the time of the accident, the investigations reveal.
Mendis is said to have acted as the designated driver to drop many of his friends after the function as he had not consumed any alcohol.
The preliminary investigations further reveal that Mendis was cleared of charges amounting to driving under the influence of alcohol.
Police said final JMO medical report is expected tomorrow morning, once that’s received Kusal Mendis will be produced before a magistrate.
Several Sri Lankan Cricketers including Test & ODI captain Dimuth Karunaratne, T20 captain Lasith Malinga were in Panadura police earlier today.
(Newswire)